Baby, It's Cold Outside

OK, I don’t mean to sound like a whiner but the weather here is just not right. I know I'm not going to get a lot of sympathy from  those of you back home who are still thawing out after a 48 hour power outage over Christmas, or those in Ontario with their temps on the -30’s, under 3 feet of snow.

One year ago today it was 27C here, today it couldn't even reach the forecast high of 7C. And we have another week before it warms up. The lows for the next few days are below freezing. This morning our water line to the RV was frozen. The park rangers were putting out orange cones in the beach access parking lot where there were several skating rinks. The locals (in toques and parkas) are seriously choked about the weather, and they didn't even spend money to get here.

This will be the true test of our ability to co-exist in a 36 ft tube for several months.  Cosmo is oblivious to the weather, he hasn't left the unit since we left home. It’s warm inside, he has all he can eat and he has the best seat in the house, Darlene’s chair.

We did get to Paddy’s Raw Bar yesterday for a beer and a dozen raw. This was a New Years Eve late lunch. We had popcorn and watched a recorded movie later, so I guess, technically, we had popcorn for our NYE dinner.

The wildlife here is abundant. There is a Bald Eagle in the neighbourhood, no pics (yet). I counted 8 Blue Herons in the small pond near our camp-site today. Here are a couple of them in a tree. They always remind me of a grumpy old curmudgeon in grey tails. The brown pine needles are a result of the controlled fire they had here. Doesn't look great right now but I guess the gain is longer term.

A bit of a controlled fire right now might not be so bad. Possible snow or freezing rain tonight.